Which to use
“munitions” and “mutations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,717
- “munitions” frequency rank
- #11,443
- “mutations” frequency rank
- 18160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | munitions | mutations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de munition. | Pluriel de mutation. |
Where the eye mixes munitions and mutations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between munitions and mutations
A purely visual mix-up. munitions (\my.ni.sjɔ̃\) and mutations (\my.ta.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
munitions is recorded at frequency rank #6,717, classified as anoun, pronounced \my.ni.sjɔ̃\. mutations is at rank #11,443, tagged as anoun, pronounced \my.ta.sjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18160, this pair ranks #379,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of munitions vs mutations
Shared letters: imnostu. Private to "munitions": -. Private to "mutations": a.
"munitions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "mutations" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "munitions" for "mutations" ever safe?
Frequency check: "munitions" vs "mutations" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "munitions" and "mutations" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "munitions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "munitions" and "mutations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "munition vs munitions". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #379,703 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.